Peace...

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Father, Mother, God,

Thank you for your presence during the hard and mean days.

For then we have you to lean upon.

Thank you for your presence during the bright and sunny days.

For then we can share that which we have with those who have less.

And thank you for your presence during the Holy Days.

For then we are able to celebrate you and our families and our friends

For those who have no voice, we ask you to speak.

For those who feel unworthy, we ask you to pour your love out in waterfalls of tenderness.

For those who live in pain, we ask you to bathe them in the river of your healing.

For those who are lonely, we ask you to keep them company.

For those who are depressed, we ask you to shower upon them the light of hope.

Dear Creator, You, the borderless sea of substance, we ask you to give to all the world that which we need most.....PEACE.

Maya Angelou

(4th April 1928 - 28th May 2014)     

Reading round-up: December 2025

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Vegetarian Living January 2019

Vegan Food & Living December 2021

Slimming World July 2021

Slimming World August/September 2021

Slimming World November/December 2021

Slimming World January/February 2022

Slimming World January/February 2022

Slimming World March/April 2022

Slimming World May/June 2022

Gardeners' World January 2025

Gardeners' World February 2025

Gardeners' World March 2025

Clothes to Sew for 11 1/2" Fashion Dolls Volume 1: Linda Wright

 

Clothes to Sew for 11 1/2" Fashion Dolls Volume 2: Linda Wright

Modern Knitting Patterns for Fashion Dolls: Susan Dunlop

I mentioned in last month's round-up that I had a lot of magazines to get through and I've made a start on 'em, as you can see 😄  I'm not a vegetarian, let alone vegan, so I really don't know why I bought those two magazines!  I've enjoyed the Slimming World magazines, though, especially the inspirational stories of the folk who've managed to lose weight.  There are some good recipes in them, too.  I've got a fair few left to read as I took out a subscription for a year, as well as a whole year's worth of Gardener's World magazines, along with two other subscriptions that I haven't even made a start on yet 😯  I haven't taken out any more subscriptions recently, though, so once I've worked my way through the pile there should only be the occasional magazine now and again ~ mind you I am considering taking out another sub to Slimming World so watch this space 😉

I didn't get round to reading any more of the humungous list of fiction that I've still got on my Kindle, but did read through some of the sewing and knitting books I treated myself to with Christmas money.  I must say that I was extremely impressed with how quickly said books got here, especially as the estimated delivery date was 5th January!

I'm afraid that the rest of Mr Austin Freeman's collection of stories has indeed been put on the back-burner and to be quite honest at the moment I'm not sure if I will ever finish reading them 🤷  Never fear, though, I still have plenty of books, both on my Kindle and sitting on a shelf, patiently awaiting my attention 😏

I've enjoyed sharing my book lists with you in 2025, my lovelies ~ it was so good to get my "reading mojo" back!  Here's hoping that 2026 will be another year filled to the brim with lots of reading, too 😊

Happy New Year!

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Happy New year, my lovelies ~ sending wishes for good things in 2026 for you all 😊

 

Little words of wisdom

 

Christmas Every Day: Days 22-25

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And just like that, Christmas is over!  It always seems such a lot of build-up to a day that goes so very quickly ~ almost blink-and-you'll-miss-it 😄  It's been just the two of us this year, so very quiet.  Here's the last few days of this year's CED:

 

This little glass cactus came from the same shop in Leeds as the cat on Day 2...

just a little book with some seasonings to add to Beverly's collection...

she's rather partial to a glass of Baileys 😉...

and finally a jigsaw ~ and a rather sweet little terracotta Christmas tree decoration that I attached to the parcel 😊

I'm going to try to get a bit more organised for next year and perhaps make a few things for the 2026 CED.  Mind you, I say that every year and haven't managed it yet but I can live in hope, eh 😏

Peace...

www.allposters.co.uk

Father, Mother, God,

Thank you for your presence during the hard and mean days.

For then we have you to lean upon.

Thank you for your presence during the bright and sunny days.

For then we can share that which we have with those who have less.

And thank you for your presence during the Holy Days.

For then we are able to celebrate you and our families and our friends

For those who have no voice, we ask you to speak.

For those who feel unworthy, we ask you to pour your love out in waterfalls of tenderness.

For those who live in pain, we ask you to bathe them in the river of your healing.

For those who are lonely, we ask you to keep them company.

For those who are depressed, we ask you to shower upon them the light of hope.

Dear Creator, You, the borderless sea of substance, we ask you to give to all the world that which we need most.....PEACE.

Maya Angelou

(4th April 1928 - 28th May 2014)     

Merry Christmas!

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Sending you all my warmest wishes, my lovelies ~ hope you all have a lovely Christmas 😊

 

Funny Reindeer Compilation 🦌😂

Little words of wisdom

 

Snow, snow, snow

 

Christmas Every Day: Days 17-21

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Well, that's the shortest day over and done with ~ now we can look forward to the days very gradually getting longer 😉  Only a few days left now of Beverly's CED:

 

a second hot chocolate melt and Christmassy glass mug, to match Day 8...

Beverly really likes jigsaw puzzles and Lego, so I bought another of these wooden 3-D puzzles to match the sunflower one I got for her last year...

an "edible" treat ~ peanut butter and chocolate, what's not to love 😄...

very much a "practical" gift in the "kitchen paraphernalia" box ~ a pair of tea towels to match the oven gloves on Day 5...

yummy "edibles" ~ I confess I was very tempted to keep these to munch myself 😉

Our early Christmas dinner went without a hitch on Saturday, although as usual I completely missed the planned 1pm serving time 😄 Needless to say I also completely forgot to take photos of the Larkin Christmas Turkey, so I'll have to try to remember next year...but please don't hold your breath 😏

Peace...

www.allposters.co.uk

Father, Mother, God,

Thank you for your presence during the hard and mean days.

For then we have you to lean upon.

Thank you for your presence during the bright and sunny days.

For then we can share that which we have with those who have less.

And thank you for your presence during the Holy Days.

For then we are able to celebrate you and our families and our friends

For those who have no voice, we ask you to speak.

For those who feel unworthy, we ask you to pour your love out in waterfalls of tenderness.

For those who live in pain, we ask you to bathe them in the river of your healing.

For those who are lonely, we ask you to keep them company.

For those who are depressed, we ask you to shower upon them the light of hope.

Dear Creator, You, the borderless sea of substance, we ask you to give to all the world that which we need most.....PEACE.

Maya Angelou

(4th April 1928 - 28th May 2014)